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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,318 horror games on PC in our catalog: the best ones to play with friends, this year's new releases, free games and demos. Every game links to its requirements, price and Steam Deck status.

Steam Scream V, the Steam Halloween sale, runs until Nov 2, 2026: 2,011 horror games are on sale right now.

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Arrogation: Unlight of Day Demo
Arrogation: Unlight of Day
First-person survival horror set in a village hiding ritual secrets
81% positive 246 reviews
Boo! Are you scared? The Chests Game AI
Boo! Are you scared? The Chests Game
A horror-themed card game about asking for cards and collecting sets
92% positive 246 reviews
Nevrosa: Prelude
Nevrosa: Prelude
VR puzzle horror with a stalking creature and branching endings
86% positive Free
At Home Alone II
At Home Alone II
Psychological horror adventure about a girl's day home alone
87% positive 245 reviews
We Gotta Go
We Gotta Go
First-person co-op horror with ghosts and an urgent bathroom search
60% positive 245 reviews
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
First-person horror adventure in a world that changes around you
51% positive 244 reviews
Cellar
Cellar
Top-down maze adventure through a monster-filled basement to find a teddy
81% positive 244 reviews
DMT: Dream Dealer Trip
DMT: Dream Dealer Trip
First-person exploration across surreal dream worlds guided by inner thoughts
53% positive 244 reviews
Deeply Dark: Found Footage
Deeply Dark: Found Footage
First-person horror exploration through recorded footage of the Backrooms
68% positive Free
Exiled
Exiled
A point-and-click horror puzzler about decoding an ancient language
89% positive 244 reviews
Shadows 2: Perfidia
Shadows 2: Perfidia
Survival horror where closing your eyes helps preserve your sanity
79% positive 242 reviews
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
VR stealth RPG with blood drinking and upgradable vampire powers
64% positive 242 reviews
Divine Frequency Demo
Divine Frequency
A horror shooter where your character build shapes your discoveries
98% positive 242 reviews
[Stories to Tell] The Stoneville Incident
[Stories to Tell] The Stoneville Incident
First-person psychological horror drawn from the developer's own nightmare
95% positive Free
Chronicle of Innsmouth
Chronicle of Innsmouth
A point-and-click horror adventure about a fishing town's hidden cults
76% positive 241 reviews
NightCry
NightCry
Point-and-click horror with a scissor-wielding pursuer aboard a cruise ship
61% positive 241 reviews
The Tartarus Key Demo
The Tartarus Key
First-person escape-room horror where your solutions can save other captives
93% positive 241 reviews
The Sin
The Sin
A horror visual novel rooted in rural folklore and witchcraft
88% positive 241 reviews
Silent dream
Silent dream
A free horror adventure with four endings to uncover
75% positive Free
Masks Of Deception
Masks Of Deception
Six-player horror deduction game with a demon hidden among teammates
67% positive Free
Ethel
Ethel
First-person horror with house exploration, puzzles, and a family mystery
93% positive 241 reviews
Fantasmagorie
Fantasmagorie
Puzzle-platforming adventure through a puppet theater using needle and thread
78% positive Free
ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL AI
ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
Wilderness survival with daytime preparation and creatures that hunt at night
85% positive 240 reviews
Sato Killing Time Chat.exe AI
Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
Chat-based horror mystery with clues scattered across fictional websites
76% positive Free